Pocketknife holder



Feb. 3. 1925. 1,525,344

R. vlEGr-:LMANN POCKET KNIFE HOLDER Filed DeC. 12. 1922 AT ORNE YPatented Feb. 3, i925,

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ROBERT VIEGELMANN, 0F NEW YORK, N. Y.

POCKETKNIFE HGLDR.

Application filed. December T0 @ZZ 'whom t may conce/m:

Be it known that I, ROBERT VIEGELMANN, a citizen of the United States,and aresident of the city, county, and State of New York, have inventedcertain new and useful improvements in Pocketknife Holders, of which thefollowing is a specification.v

rlhis invention relates to pocket-knife holders, and has for its mainobject to provide means whereby a pocket-knife may be comfortably andsafely carried by the owner in his pocket, and protected therein fromforeign matter and influences, and when desired for use may be readilyremoved from the holder and used in any place and .in any mannerdesired.

To accomplish the purpose in view, the invention resides in a holderadapted to be closed and having different styles of means by which itcan be attached to a chain so as to be freely movable and easilydetachable from the chain.

rlhe invention is illustrated by the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure l is a plan view of the invention;

Figure 2 is a vertical longitudinal section along line 2-2 of Figure 1;

Figures 3 and 4 represent each flap or strip of the material which isused in making the holder;

Figure 5 is a plan view of a modified form of my invention;

Figure 6 is a vertical longitudinal section taken along line 6-6 ofFigure 5; and

Figure 7 shows the strip of material from which the modified formillustrated in Figure 6, is made.

In the drawings like numerals denote like parts.

As illustrated in the drawings 1 denotes a blank of preferably flexiblematerial which forms the back and flap of the holder. 2 is a shorterblank forming the front of the holder. The blanks are superimposedrelative to each other and their sides and rounded ends are joinedtogether in any suitable manner as by a row of stitching 3. About thecenter of the closed end of the holder a hole is provided in which aneyelet 4 is secured in a well-known manner, so that the hook 5 of achain 6 may be inserted therein to attach the holder to the chain.

Figure 2 shows that a part of the end of the blank 2 is doubled over onits back and provided with the male part 7 of a press button., The partof blank 2, which is 12, 1922. seriai No. 606,419.

bent over on-itself is thev square end 8 shown in Figure Ll. The flapend of the blank l is provided with the female part l0 of a press buttonat such a place asto register with the button part 7, to allow theclosing of the iiap by pressing the respective parts of the button uponyeach other.

In Figures 5, Gand 7 is shown a modified form of my invention, theblanks l and21 being made out of one strip, a narrow neck 11 joiningthem together. l

Before stitching the blank members 1 and 2 together, a semi-annular'link12 or hook is slipped over the blanks and around the neck l1. The sideedges 13 of the neck 11 are bent inwardly (Fig. 5) so as to prevent thehook 12 from shearing or cutting the leather, or other fibrous material,from which the holder is made. The doubling up of the square end 8 or 8of the blank members 2 or 2 respectively, is also done from thestandpoint of greater durability, as thereby a part of the press buttonis se.- cured to and within two layers of material thereby combining thestrength and resistance of same, whereby it is seen that the part 7 ofthe press button will not so quickly cut the material with its edges.

My new pocket knife holder can be attached to any kind of chain which isusually carried byv a person in connection with his dress though Iconsider a watch chain as the preferable kind with which my new holderis to be used.

lt is understood that the parts of the press button can be substitutedby any similar means, for instance a plain button and a button hole onand in the respective parts of the holder.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the drawings,the construction, manner of use, and the several advantages of thepresent invention will be clearly and fully understood.

It will be seen that, instead of attaching a pocket-knife directly to achain, which limits the use of the knife to the radius of the chain,andwhich leaves the knife when in the pocket unprotected against foreignmatter which is free to enter the knife, and outside influences that marand tarnish the outer surface of the knife, the holder herein shown anddescribed furnishes complete protection` to the insidey and outside ofthe knife, which, when desired,- inay be readily removed from theholder', and used unrestrictedly in any place or position desired.

The holder itself in its preferred form is reinforced by strengtheningmeans in the form of an eyelet at the fastening end of the holder thatis subject to the greatest strain. The free end of the holder is alsostrengthened by doubling theend of the shorter blank over on to the backthereof, which although out of sight adds materially to the eliciencyand durability of the holder, and enables the flap end to be quicklyseparated from the upper end of the front of the holder, and protect theend of the front even when the flap is carelessly detached therefrom.Though I disclose the embodiment of my invention by the twomodifications described above, I reserve the right to change itsconstruction and arrangement of parts Within the scope of the appendedclaim.

I claim: A holder for pocket knives and the like comprising a casingcomposed of strips of flexible material stitched at the side -edgegi andat one end thereof with the other end open to receive the knife, acovering about the open end, said casing being longer than the knife tobe received therein, and a hollow reinforcement inserted through theflexible walls of the casing near the closed end thereof adapted toarrest the movement of the knife when sliding it into the vCasing and toprevent the knife from coming in Contact Vwith and the spreading thestitches at the closed end of the casing, said hollow reinforcement alsoadapted to receive a chain or the like.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention, I have signedmy name hereunder. v

ROBERT VIEGIQ )WANN

